Philips showcases value-priced ultrasound

One of the features on the new Voluson Signature 20 and 18 ultrasound devices reportedly uses automated AI tools to facilitate a 40 percent reduction in the time it takes to perform second trimester exams.

Nina Kottler, M.D., chief medical officer of AI at Radiology Partners, discusses, during RSNA 2020, what new developments the annual meeting provided about these technologies, sessions to access, and what to expect in the coming year.

The addition of Caption AI to the handheld ultrasound device Vscan Air SL may facilitate optimal imaging for point-of-care cardiac evaluation.

Rich Heller, M.D., with Radiology Partners, and Lucy Spalluto, M.D., with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, discuss the highlights of their RSNA 2020 session on health disparities, focusing on the underlying factors and challenges radiologists face to providing greater access to care.

A nomogram that combines contrast-enhanced lymphatic ultrasound and grayscale ultrasound findings had an 88 percent AUC for prediction of three or more metastatic axillary lymph nodes in women with early breast cancer.

A multiparametric ultrasound model emphasizing attenuation coefficient assessment demonstrated a 77 percent AUC for detecting metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), according to validation testing from a new multicenter study.